Ticket-holder.



G. A. BOWLES.

TICKET HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED 223.7, 1911.

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Patented May 13, 1913.

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CHARLES A. BOWIIES, 0F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

TICKET-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed February 7, 1911. Serial No. 607,017.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. BOWLES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia,have invented new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to ticket holders and more particularly to thattype of devices which are adapted to dispense single car tickets,visiting cards or the like. I

The object of the invention is the provision of a simple, convenient andcheaply constructed device of this character wherein, where a ticket orcard is withdrawn from the holder, another ticket or card will bepresented or forced into position for withdrawal. 9

Further objects of the invention will appear as the following specificdescription is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, whichforms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a perspectiveView. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionon the line 83 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view on the line 4.4: ofFig. 2.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, 1 and 2 represent theseparate sections of the box which are connected together by the hinges3 and the catch 4. Each section is provided with a forwardly extendinglip 5 which is notched, as at 6, so as to provide a finger space forgripping the tickets which pass through the slot 7 formed between theseparate halves of the device.

Mounted in the bottom section 2 is a pair of crossed springs 8 whichhave adjustably secured to their upper ends the ticket supporting plate9, by means of the headed pins 10 which pass through the slots 11 in thesprings. This plate supports a plurality of tickets 12 between the sameand a partition 13 secured in the upper section 1.

The partition 13 is arranged flush with the under surface of the lip 5and is slotted at 14 to permit the passage of the toothed wheels 15 and16 which are journaled in an auxiliary casing 17 secured to the section1 by lips 18 which pass through slots 19 in the top of the section 1 andare bent downwardly. The toothed wheels 15 and 16 are separated and areconnected for joint operation by means of a gear 20 which" meshes withthe toothed wheels and is journaled in the casing 17.

The sidesof the lower section 2 are provided with apertures 21 throughwhich the plate 9 may be engaged by the thumb and forefinger and helddown against the tension of the springs 8 while a plurality of cartickets is being inserted in the slot 7.

In the operation of the device, the case is opened and the plate 9 isheld down in the manner just described and a plurality of tickets isplaced upon the plate 9, taking care to leave the top ticket projectedsuflioiently to be grasped through the notches 6. When this ticket ispulled out both wheels 15 and 16 are operated, and when the end of thetop ticket passes the roller 16, the next lower ticket will be engagedby said roller and partially projected, so that it will be ready forremoval from the casing upon the next occasion. The removal of eachticket projects the next succeeding ticket below sufficiently far to begrasped.

Many modifications may be resorted to in practice, such as the use ofcoiled springs, etc., and all such modifications are contemplated by meas fall within the scope of the claim.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is A ticketholder comprising a two-part casing having an intermediate wall and anexit opening adjacent one face of said wall, said wall having alongitudinal slot, a pair of spaced ejecting gear wheels mounted withinone part of the casing and having gear teeth movable within the saidslot, an intermediate gear wheel mounted within the same part of thecasing and having gear teeth intermeshing with the teeth of saidejecting gear wheels, ticket engaging teeth formed upon the gear teethof the ejecting gear wheels and adapted to move within the opposite partof the casing, and means for forcing cards positioned in the latter partof the casing against the said teeth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. BOWLES.

Witnesses;

JULIAN H. PETERS, ROBERT A. POWELL.

filopies of this patent may be ob tained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

